music unit 5-8

What is the difference between hearing and listening in aural education?. a) Hearing involves interpretation, listening does not. b) Listening is passive, hearing is active. c) Listening involves processing what we hear. d) Hearing uses the brain, listening does not.

Which level of listening is focused on emotion and personal meaning?. a) Sensual. b) Affective. c) Intellectual. d) Reflexive.

What is amusia?. a) A type of melody. b) A loss of hearing due to age. c) A disorder that prevents recognition of melodies and rhythms. d) A genre of music therapy.

Which of the following is NOT a basic content in musical aural education?. a) Sound localization. b) Grammar. c) Timbre. d) Duration.

What tool makes visual the musical elements for listening?. a) Sonogram. b) Audio meter. c) Musicograma. d) Spectrogram.

What is one goal of aural education?. a) To enhance vocabulary. b) To improve attention, concentration and memory. c) To learn to sing perfectly. d) To memorize composers.

What are rhythm flashcards used for?. a) Tuning instruments. b) Rhythmic identification. c) Recognizing harmony. d) Drawing instruments.

Which sound quality corresponds to dynamics in music?. a) Timbre. b) Pitch. c) Intensity. d) Duration.

Which level of listening is characterized by listening technically and musically?. a) Sensual. b) Affective. c) Intellectual. d) Mechanical.

In aural education, what should listenings always be?. a) Over 10 minutes. b) Brief and varied. c) Only vocal. d) Always from video games.

Gregorian chant is characterized by: a) Harmonic complexity. b) Free rhythm and monody. c) Use of piano and organ. d) Fast tempo.

What texture is typical of Renaissance sacred music?. a) Homophony. b) Monody. c) Imitative counterpoint. d) Minimalism.

Which of the following instruments is typical of Baroque music?. a) Saxophone. b) Harpsichord. c) Synthesizer. d) Electric guitar.

Which of the following is true of Romantic music?. a) Strict formal structures. b) Simple melodies. c) Personal expression and virtuosity. d) Atonality.

Minimalism is known for: a) Melodic improvisation. b) Use of church modes. c) Repetition of patterns. d) Dramatic operatic scenes.

What was one innovation of Classical music?. a) Symphony and string quartet. b) Electronic manipulation. c) Gregorian chant. d) Jazz improvisation.

In the Romantic era, which instrument became dominant?. a) Harpsichord. b) Piano. c) Violin. d) Saxophone.

Which composer is associated with Baroque music?. a) Johann Sebastian Bach. b) Claude Debussy. c) Franz Schubert. d) Philip Glass.

Which of these best describes 20th-century impressionist music?. a) Clear structure and consonance. b) Ambiguous harmony and suggestive melodies. c) Jazz improvisation. d) Gregorian rhythm.

Which of the following is a Renaissance dance?. a) Aria. b) Recitative. c) Galliard. d) Nocturne.

What is typical of troubadours' songs?. a) Polyphony in Latin. b) Monody with instrumental background. c) Atonality. d) German lyrics.

What is an aria in opera?. a) Orchestral introduction. b) Solo singer with orchestra. c) Dialogue scene. d) Percussion solo.

Which Baroque form contrasts soloist and orchestra?. a) Sonata. b) Lied. c) Concerto. d) String quartet.

Which composer is known for Impressionist music?. a) Claude Debussy. b) Arnold Schoenberg. c) Richard Wagner. d) Franz Liszt.

Which musical element is linked to pitch in aural education?. a) Intensity. b) Timbre. c) Melody. d) Texture.

What is the main difference between Medieval sacred and secular music?. a) Use of piano. b) Language and accompaniment. c) Length of pieces. d) Number of performers.

Which technique defines Dodecaphony?. a) Modal improvisation. b) Harmony and melody. c) Atonal twelve-tone structure. d) Orchestral scoring.

Which era saw the invention of opera?. a) Baroque. b) Romantic. c) Renaissance. d) Modern.

What best describes texture in music?. a) Volume level. b) How different musical lines interact. c) How lyrics are written. d) Form of a sonata.

What is the term for a repeated musical pattern?. a) Sonata. b) Ostinato. c) Prelude. d) Harmony.

What is the term for singing without instruments?. a) Polyphonic. b) Monody. c) A cappella. d) Chanson.

Which composer is a Classical period figure?. a) Debussy. b) Mozart. c) Schoenberg. d) Chopin.

What kind of voice sings the highest pitch?. a) Tenor. b) Soprano. c) Alto. d) Baritone.

What does tempo refer to?. a) Pitch. b) Speed. c) Volume. d) Texture.

What does "homophony" mean?. a) All instruments play the same rhythm. b) One melody with accompaniment. c) All voices sing in canon. d) Completely unaccompanied.

Which instrument belongs to the string family?. a) Clarinet. b) Violin. c) Trumpet. d) Oboe.

Which of the following is NOT a 20th-century style?. a) Minimalism. b) Impressionism. c) Atonalism. d) Monody.

What is the characteristic form of Classical symphonies?. a) One movement. b) Four contrasting movements. c) Through-composed. d) Improvised themes.

Which composer is linked to ballet music?. a) Wagner. b) Tchaikovsky. c) Schoenberg. d) Stockhausen.

Which instrument uses reeds to produce sound?. a) Violin. b) Trumpet. c) Clarinet. d) Glockenspiel.

Which term refers to the volume of music?. a) Pitch. b) Dynamics. c) Melody. d) Texture.

Which instrument belongs to the percussion family?. a) Flute. b) Xylophone. c) Viola. d) French horn.

Which of these composers used electronic music?. a) Haydn. b) Schumann. c) Tchaikovsky. d) Stockhausen.

Which historical period emphasized clarity and balance?. a) Baroque. b) Romantic. c) Classical. d) Modern.

What defines atonal music?. a) No rhythm. b) No dynamics. c) No central pitch or key. d) Always vocal.